An amusement park sells children and adult tickets at a ratio of 8:1. On Saturday, they sold 147 more children tickets than adults. How many tickets did the amusement park sell on Saturday
Accepted Solution
A:
The ratio of sold children tickets: sold adult tickets = 8:1
Let the number of sold children tickets be 8x, and the sold adult tickets be x
They sold 147 more children tickets than adults: 8x-147 = x 7x = 147 x = 21
The number of total sold tickets = the number of sold children tickets + the number of sold adult tickets = 8x+x = 9x = 9*21 = 189